Does cannabis use affect bipolar disorder symptoms?
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- Marijuana and mental health links continue to be explored. Questions like whether cannabis could be used as a mood stabilizer in bipolar disorder, or whether cannabis use affects bipolar symptoms are often raised.
In this video, I address the relationship between cannabis use and bipolar symptoms.
I summarize what is known from scientific studies that address the use of cannabis in bipolar disorder.
This is a recording of lecture given to a group of doctors, so it's a bit technical and long.
Here are the key findings:
→ There is not much evidence showing that marijuana helps with bipolar symptoms
→ People who use cannabis tend to develop bipolar symptoms at earlier ages compared to people who don't use cannabis.
→ Among people with bipolar disorder, those who use cannabis tend to experience more symptoms and more disabling symptoms
→ There are higher rates of suicide among people with bipolar disorder who use cannabis compared to those who don't use cannabis.
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watching this while high and bipolar rn
@ShaGaTho is it bad
@@jenssyaviles Its a vibe
@@shaggyshwag can anyone else see the people you are vibing with? 😏
Wait next time is see Erik I’m telling him this and then I’ll get a 7 hour discussion on it lol
Same lol bipolar 2 and smoke all day everyday about an ounce a week
I have to agree with a lot of the folks commenting here. Even though using marijuana might not be a good fit for everyone living with Bipolar disorder, in my personal experience it has been the one single thing that has ever helped bring me to a normal or peaceful state, especially in helping to calm my mind in the worst episodes on either spectrum. As with any medicine, it should be used properly to get the desired effects. And too much too often can lead to other issues. But more research should be done in the healing benefits of the plant for those suffering with Bipolar disorder, and for many of us..it has literally been a life saver.
I feel the same with you but after 33 years I'm barley gon get tested to see if I'm bipolar i.have been indenial all my.life and scared of takin man made pharma meds I rather use something natural
Same!!
I’m bipolar too. this plant Literally saved my life lol, weed definitely effects everyone differently and isn’t the best fit for everyone. Iv been smokin since I was 12 and find it very difficult to be told it’s not fitting for people with bipolar when i feel it helps me calm down when manic,(use indica) and boost my mood when in a depressed state. (Use sativa) I wouldn’t be here without this medication
Did u had tonscilectomy ??
@@will1371 Natural ? take heroin (it’s as natural as it gets ) Or go totally natural & take absolutely nothing at all! some meds are great for somethings & some are totally useless! I tried 3 x dif meds. All useless for me apart from Lamictal , it works better for me that anything else! CBD helps too! It’s all chemicals!
Cannabis use over an extended time causes a debilitating episode for me every time. Sober now for 1 week. I have learned my lesson
How many episodes have you been through? I’m guessing you are referring to manic episodes? Were u addicted to weed?
@@SimpleBach i just had my 1st episode and I would say I was addicted lol
The you do not need that drug.
Some of us do.
Did you not see in my comment where I said "for me"? And I mentioned no one else... thanks bye@@michaelmcgovern8110
I was diagnosed with bipolar after being hospitalized during a manic episode. Prior to this awful night I'd been massively depressed. Wouldn't bath, never changed clothes, I even stopped thinking about sex, wouldn't speak or leave my bedroom. All the while I smoked pot. Eventually I stopped sleeping, I would stay in my room smoking and entertaining myself with my own thoughts. Laughing at my own jokes, starting one thought and jumping into another, watch the sun rise and seriously contemplate "why, if you don't have to, would you sleep " I'd even wake my brother up in the middle of the night because I really just stopped understanding sleep. I didn't even notice that I'd forgotten what it felt like to feel tired. All the while I smoked weed. Actually I used to think that my manic episodes weren't anything more then me just smoking good bud lol. All my friends are like "that shit knocked me out" I'm cleaning my room like "I HAVEN'T SLEPT IN DAYS ". So, sorry to the weed bipolar community but I myself did not experience any good results. Shit, I was stoned the night I got injected with Geodon, handcuffed and brought to an institution. Weed does nothing good for me or my bipolar
Totally agree?
Pot has drained ny pockets and makes me worse. I wish I didn't begin smoking at 14. I wish friends wouldn't laugh when I say it's hard to stop smoking. I even had to lie about opioid use just to get into rehab to detox from cannabis. Don't sleep on cannabis addiction. Now it's socially acceptable and makes you look weird if you shun it. Like "oh try a different strain bs" . Idk man I've smoked the best and some of the worse. Just all seems the same bud.
I've noticed that weed tends to expand whatever episode I'm in at the time. Depression becomes more depressing and mania is more, well, manic... However, it has been useful as a sleep aid occasionally but in times when I've stopped usage cold turkey, I would get very bad insomnia which would induce hypomania/mania. Interestingly, when I'm hypomanic/manic, I have a bit of an aversion to weed as it will tend to slow me down and I don't want to be slowed down. I feel as though I'm already sharp as a tack and that it would impede whatever the mania is facilitating in my thinking.
I tried to quit cold turkey manic one time and it lead to a phycotic break for me, the scariest experience. Weed helps me sleep and eat when I’m depressed but when manic it can wire me up more with medications and fog my already bouncing brain more.
sounds like a loop
good observation and a warning to others
Started microdosing cannabis 2 years ago, gradually increasing use until COVID hit and I stayed high 24/7. Using higher THC concentration strains interfered with my bipolar II treatment regimen (Lamictal, Wellbutrin XL, and Celexa) and I became hypomanic. Eventually quit my job, sold my truck, and decided to wean off of my meds and try to use CBD, CBG, and THC to manage bipolar and depression. After quitting Lamictal I became extremely depressed and suicidal, ended up in the hospital and had to restart all meds one at a time and taper back up very slowly. I was in the hospital at New Years and have been suicidal up until the beginning of May. Slowly feeling better. I still can’t believe I never considered how using marijuana could interfere my with my medical treatment. Would have been nice to have seen this talk a couple years ago.
Always remember that cannabis has many chemicals (500 or more mentions this video), meds are chemicals too. Chemical is a chemical no matter was it made in a lab or "in the nature". So putting in all the meds and natural products will equal to a sh*t ton of chemicals that might interfere with each other. Always ask your doctor or just google some studies people! Theres way too little talk about cannabis and its negative effects on mental health.
Relatable
Yes marijuana can enhance other treatments
Are u ok now ?
@@chrismoore4107 enhance? It can destroy your well-being THC, I know so many fried from over use ! Hear so many Stoners say “it cures everything”. It does in its arse!! I know someone here gets high grade for 20 + post cancer patients- he said it helps symptoms but definitely doesn’t cure nothing! CBD & THC has its medical uses “limited” but so is all meds. There’s no one multi med fix all.
Sativa to treat depressive episodes and Indica to treat manic episodes. My own routine is 2:1 cbd sativa in the am and Indica in the pm. It has helped me tremendously.
Any BP dudes here preparing, getting, or being SO high and is taking it mindfully?
Well done!
And thanks to the Dr making this video
I love how people who don't have or experience something feel they can have such a expert opinion w no real life experience
It’s actually crazy how as soon as I tried marijuana after a long 6 month bout from it I was INSTANTLY triggered into a deep depression, three weeks since I still haven’t recovered and it’s taken me 16 years to figure out this vicious pattern that’s been ruining my life
I have ultradian bipolar 2 meaning I cycle once a week. I am depressed every morning and when I smoke I get instant relief. I don't think it is for everyone but it is for me.
Yeah every time I get my tolerance down and smoke it doesn’t feel good at all.
I have to smoke so much that I become dependent on it and convince myself it’s good for me
@@Percules625 do you still smoke now? I’m the same way
For me after not smoking for a while and having no tolerance it gives me a severe panic attack and I also have to convince myself to push through that awkward beginning phase to become dependent and more "comfortable " with smoking. But then I end up smoking way too much and thc having no effect on me so I stop and the cycle starts all over. At the moment I'm not smoking and trying to deal with going through this hypo manic phase without substances. Just taking seroquel 400mg a night with 100mg of hydroxazine.
@@caseyandlisakleopfer5317how are u doing now amigo?
I’m high right now and the calmest I have been in days
The question isn’t really if you’re calm while smoking weed, though that is important too. What happens when you stop?
For my husband, everything gets much much worse than it would’ve if he hadn’t smoked at all.
I found your channel after seeing your ad on Upwork; great stuff!
Great video!
Thank you. This is an excellent synopsis of the relevant and recent literature, and elucidates my clinical observation.
Thanks for the feedback!
I am diagnosed with Bipolar 1 w/ Psychosis, and cannabis actually HELPS keep me distracted from any psychosis that occurs, to the point that it even goes away. Everyone's brain is different regardless of whether you have the same disorder(s).
ive had two episodes of psychosis before... the first one was daily smoking morning lunch and night... for about 7 months my memory got very bad eventually and i had to quit smoking, thats when i couldnt sleep and ended up in psychosis believing cops/gangsters were after me but was all in my head... eventually my dad got me out the psych ward since the conditions in there were so bad (due to corrupt south african government that has messed up everything the Europeans built here)... i struggled to work after this... i was on anti psychotics and well i just didnt have any fight in me those days, sometimes i wonder if these meds just take the fight out of us.... and put us in a permanent flight state of mind... how can one live and thrive this way when everything feels like it's not you it's the meds that are in control.... anyhow the private psych i was seeing at the time put me on mood stabilizers and that too felt quite depersonalizing nothing in my life felt real, i didnt feel in control and thus life lost its meaning to me, its funny how in psychosis you see meaning in EVERYTHING then they extinguish your fire and you struggle to see the meaning again... anyway i got myself off the meds and starting puffing again... this time a bit more conciously would abstain from smoking in the week for the most part.... eventually i got a better job and bought my own apartment, although ive noticed i didnt have so much luck with the ladies whilst smoking (probably coz i picked up a bit of weight from all the munchies during the smoking years) and perhaps my loss of romantical witt whilst being stoned. I kept my job and lived a nice free life, some sort of "mania" is probably what kept me productive throughout the years, I feel far smarter on a EQ level when im off the meds, compared to when I'm on it, how can one navigate life successfully when you lose your EQ completely, this world entails navigating other people, and I think a drugged up zombie loses all ability in that sense... anyhow eventually i hit quite a depressive phase in my life of living in my apartment alone with my cat and mostly smoking to get any feeling of joy and furfillment... around this time we had to back to the office after covid... I didnt want to go back and deal with people on a almost daily basis, i rebelled, acted out... started smoking more and eventually quitting my job, my easy high paying job that is, sigh. I ended up having to dig into my retirement which ive only been paying for about 3 years (im 27 now) this kept my bills paid, but the impending doom of finances running out was always hanging over my head. I smoked myself in the next couple of months very much to the breaking point, some family drama ensued and seeing a family member being far deeper in poverty and despair than I caused myself to very well break, another episode of psychosis ensued... month in a pyshc ward inbetween gang ridden neighborhood folk, being the only white guy in there... eventually got discharged and tears of joy overcame me. well now its 5 months later, i got myself off the anti psychotics after the first 2 months, trying to be an outpatient to our government's intituations just makes you lose all hope in humanity and you really just feel like a piece of livestock being fed pills without them giving a F. i had a smoke of the goodol mary jane again recently, and man, i feel like ive been more alive this past week compared to the past 5 months combined... I was in a very depressive slump and a smoke of mary jane got me right back out of it... im on my second day now again of not smoking and while the craving is there im instead induldging in writing this short story on a youtube comment, ultinately I really want to write a book. May you all that made it this far get the most out of life and love yourself no matter what label they paint you with, realise that you have far more power than your average Joe, just learn to harness and control it.
I take my meds if I get angry I smoke. It chills me out but must be indica
no such thing as indica specific effects anymore. it's all thc
I was a daily smoker for 5+ years, and then I slowed down a little, but still smoked quite a bit. Then I started taking Abilify and my tolerance disappeared; weed started making me anxious, paranoid, irritable, it was awful. I haven’t gone near THC in over a year now. I still use CBD from time to time, but more for my chronic pain than BP symptoms. I really miss weed sometimes.
Very good information. Thanks
I have had plenty of hypomanic episodes in my adult life (bipolar type 2) but only about two weeks ago had my introduction to a manic episode. I had a light beer and smoked about 1/8 of a cone (I only ever smoked tiny amounts), was feeling fantastic, then started to feel weird and BOOM, was patting my dog and was hit by intense mania. I’ve had about 3 manic episodes since. The worst part is I have become extremely irritable and more clumsy. I quit my job because it became too hard. My old therapist told me that one of his patients, who had no trace of mental illness, got drunk and high one night and had a manic episode and suddenly was full blown bipolar. Just be careful mixing weed and booze. Peace.
Same
Yes I agree, back in my manic days I use to mix cannabis with heavy drugs , alcohol and meds and I was always having manic episodes. I got clean off drugs and stabilized my life , stopped drinking and began to work on my mindset and became a person trainer. I was able to then incorporate cannabis after getting off my meds, like 6 months after and I've realized that is was never the cannabis that caused my psychosis. It was my childhood traumas and by taking in a mixture of drugs and alcohol with unresolved trauma combined caused my psychosis
What’s full blown bipolar? It’s either 1 or 2. Either depressed or manic. Full blown sounds like a psychotic break. But yeah I agree. Mixing drugs isn’t helping the disorder. Pharmaceuticals and cannabis? Simultaneously? Yeah, no.
Personally I had to go back to using some form on hemp to help with manic episodes. I've tried many medications throughout my youth that either didn't work or made me feel worse overall (Depression, more anxiety, robot feeling, lifeless). I had been on and off using Marijuana and came to realize it was a great way to suppress a manic state for me as there was a year I had quit using and was undergoing ongoing manic episodes throughout the year, once I switch back to using hemp my symptoms were Immediately relieved and I have had no ongoing manic episodes since then.
Basically it helps level out mood for myself over the years and for me it prevents manic episodes from occurring. The episodes I would have would cause mostly Grandiose ideas, racing thoughts, and an overall disassociation from reality. Even when not going through a manic episode hemp helps relive the general racing thoughts issues I have outside of Bipolar Disorder.
Overall cannabis seems to stable me out also. I think the differences in the effects of cannabis on bipolar is due to the varying THC content of the cannabis but I would be just guessing.
Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Need to come out in one of these studies
1st time watching see my connection💯
Was diagnosed with drug induced psychosis and bipolar affective disorder about 20 years ago, it lasted about 3 weeks with manic symptoms, no hallucinations, never had an episode since, I'm 38 now , and I'm suffering from stress related insomnia, tried anti anxiety meds for years and devoloped a habit for Klonopin, I've smoked weed about 4 times since with no problem, but I'm scared of increasing the use of it , the video talks about augmentation of 3x of a manic episode or psychosis but what's the baseline? Does it jump from 10% to 30% chance in any given time? If I roll the dice I want to know my chances. Thanks for your replies much appreciated
I was hospitalised because of an alcohol induced psychosis while I was at school, months of paranoia and auditory hallucinations alone in my bed manifested into a full blown psychosis with the help of a little booze. I’ve found personally that pot itself helps manage my manic symptoms not so much with my depressive symptoms. But alcohol makes everything worse except for my anxiety
What if you have comorbid disorders? I have GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) and bipolar II. I’m not sure if cannabis does anything for my bipolar II - good or bad - but it does help with anxiety symptoms from having GAD and panic disorder, and has been helpful for sleep. Alcohol, on the other hand, definitely makes both my bipolar and anxiety symptoms worse.
I am diagnosed with GAD, bipolar II and PTSD and been self medicating for years. I stopped self medicating except for cannabis a year ago and it seems to alleviate my mania depression anxiety and helps me sleep better and actually eat instead of forgetting to eat. Hope i somewhat helped answer your question. FYI been completely off other prescription meds for over a year now and i cycle a lot less with lower intensity when I do, but maybe my body is a little different due to the fact I cold turkey a fentanyl and H habit after more than 12 years of using (which my mania lasted more than 30 days literally, so i don't recommend doing that if you have bipolar.). Yes Mania helped me make the decision to quit cold turkey.
Watching this while in the middle of the bipolar 3 with a joint in the hands..
Never thought i would in up in that situation
Sammmeeeeee bro same
I used to work in psych assessment and found the correlation of alcohol abuse and Bipolar to be extremely common. Generally speaking, it seemed most people with Bipolar were above average intelligence, not based on any actual data but just their presentation. It seemed they used alcohol as both a way to 'dampen' the mania, as well as for the typical social reasons. Alcohol can be used to try to sleep, but is very ineffective for that and results in poor outcomes & disturbed sleep. Marijuana lowers Rapid Eye Movement Sleep stage, Deep Sleep, Restful sleep, with a Hyper-REM stage prior to awakening. Cannabis might help with sleep onset. But, poor sleep quality will worsen mood, focus, concentration, memory. Good video. Thx
Thankyou - I have seen both sides of your this story - my relative did 100% better last year when no cannabis was used & bipolar meds only were taken - after coming off meds & going into pychosis & hospitalisation again & then more meds but this time with cannabis use - he is not getting to the point of wellness he achieved last year - infact improvement in his is bipolar is thwarted and progress is very slow in affect he is going round in circles - so once again I Thankyou!! For this very clear and important study/information - I intuitively thought this was the case but it is difficult to get this through to someone who is so unwell with the double whammy of addiction to cannabis & bipolar disorder- but Thankyou totally 👍 🙇 from Australia 🇦🇺
I've been taking medications for 10 years and they ruined my life now I just smoke weed all day and I feel great.
Doctors told me i must take medications, i never took a single pill and i smoke weed for over 3 years straight and i feel great too.
Keep it up👍🏻
Nice, I got to experiense psychosis for a night straight after smoking weed (plus 3days feeling super weird). So funny how its the opposite with me. Weed almost ruined my life if i had kept using it :)
I was medicated for 12 years and was told smoking weed messed with my brain. Got off my meds with my doctors approval and 5 months after I started to consciously use cannabis and I have been off my meds successfully 5 years , super healthy
Me to..
Yurrr that’s tha way brother
I am 39 and diagnosed BP 1 with psychotic features. I do take lithium as a mood stabilizer. Let me preface this by saying that I understand that everyone has different brain chemistry & some drugs that are good for one person might be ill advised for another. Anyway cannabis is very effective in treating bipolar for me. Particularly anxiety and depression. I would note that 'isolates' and alt-cannabinoids may not necessarily make things worse, but they do not help with anxiety as much as fully intact cannabis flower with all of its natural ratios of cannabinoids and terpenes. I experience no increase in psychotic symptoms and it has not yet induced a psychotic episode. Nor does it seem to induce mania.
How about 150 lithium for short term and special K spray
I used to smoke weed and I started taking limictal and when I did smoke, I get thoughts that make me super anxious
Lamictal and weed is a bad combination.
Packing myself a huge cone to this video (bi polar plus psychosis)
I wrote my comment about my situation with bipolar disorder like 5 times just to regret it n delete it afterwards, lol I can't with this
🥺 I’d like to know
@@dezzyjones in short words the use of cannabis help me a lot to sleep through hypomanic stages, but I use to experience total dissociation on cannabis lol so there's good n bad points to it
@@dezzyjones peep my comments
A lot of people in the comments who are in denial about the effects of cannabis use
I quit Xanax cold turkey while on methadone and the only thing that kept me sane through it all was smokin and I'm bipolar too and don't take any meds for it the only thing that keeps my manic episodes at bay is weed
Marijuana is neat but for bipolar people it isn't. I found my solution was complete sobriety and a holistic way of life not to mention a stable routine. I'm 35 now and was diagnosed when was 21 it took me years of fuck ups, psych wards, heavy drug dabbling, suicide attempts and TONS of research to finally take it seriously and to finally understand that this requires a certain format. Yeah it might not be fun or exciting but it keeps me on the straight and narrow. Now i feel more aware and resilient than I've felt ever. The quality of my relationships are tremendous and just my quality of life is great. I'm able to work through my depressive episodes and utilize my manic episodes for the betterment of myself and those around me. Don't get me wrong marijuana is a remarkable drug(it's a drug and to argue it isn't is ridiculous lol) with a neat benefits but i know for a fact that i never want to do it again. I've put too much work into this.
I thought it did and then years of weed use later... they don't tell you long term weed use causes psychosis, which is terrible for bi polar if you have a solid stack without it.
I understand that there is very little evidence on this topic. However, one has to wonder if the pharmacodynamic interactions between CBD and THC could change the outcomes of cannabis use in bipolar disorder patients. Cannabis is not one thing.
THANK YOU!!! Like duh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seems like a lot of folks just got panic attacks or had so many compounding factors that cannabis couldn't be singled out from what i've read...
I believe it helps with pain appetite but not for everyone but some🦋🌈
I have bipolar 2 and have been using cannabis daily my entire adult life. Never had a psychotic episode. in my teens I self harmed and attempted suicide without cannabis I'd have tried until successful. Harm reduction should be a priority.
Thankyou! That’s what I feel people don’t understand. I’d rather smoke marijuana than take my life.
Sounds like you have had some episodes, Best Wishes !
I was told I was Bi-polar but weed has always helped me stabilize without ridiculous side effects such as SEIZURES which seems to be common for certain pharmaceutical "remedies".
I noticed that marijuana used to help regulate my symptoms and make me feel more stablized overall until I got prescription medication to help my Bipolar disorder. Once I got on my prescription medication, marijuana use makes me paranoid and makes me more depressed, thankfully at least, it keeps me from having manic behavior but I'm still depressed so which is the better of the two evils, right?. of course there are side effects regarding prescription medication, but i'd rather just be sober at this point and let my meds do what they're meant to do. because marijuana is definitely much stronger now than it was back in the day and it's real hard to microdose marijuana because one too many hits on a joint can tip you over the edge.
Once it’s %100 percent legal
We are all gonna get the reefer madness
It’s 100% legal in canada and now i have bipolar, so you’re not wrong.
Got no desire to smoke anything ever. I like to be in my right mind. I don't think I'd make good decisions so I leave all that crap to you Idiots. 🤯🥵😵☠️
Watching this at 2:31am after having a panic attack because I’m manic and smoked sativa
Try cbd only and a indica strain sati a lifts you up indica calms you and cbd won’t get you a head high just a calming warm body high you will want to relax and melt into the couch
If you smoke like smoke, getting high every day… without pot I am suicidal and when I’m on the 💊!
Yep.
With marijuana becoming legal, it will be researched PROPERLY. To find out exactly why or why not THC could trigger manic episodes, it needs to be further examined by strain type. Subjects need to be studied consuming MEDICAL marijuana so that the terpenes and cannabinoids of the particular strain can be evaluated on the cause/effect. There are HUNDREDS of other cannabinoids in cannabis that could be causing this... instead of focusing on just THC. It could be a combination of different cannabinoids (entourage effect) and the person's own, let's say for the lack of better words, chemical/biological makeup (genetics, hormonal status, age etc.). With the countless personal testimonies of the positive influence cannabis has had on people with BD, we need to evaluate other variables. Also we still need to research BD further. We simply do NOT know enough to draw a concrete conclusion on this matter.
My own story: I was diagnosed with PTSD and depression in 2021. My doctor prescribed me Prozac which made me suicidal. My doctor wanted me to double my dosage. I made the decision to stop taking Prozac and try cannabis. The relief from night terrors, racing thoughts and anxiety was almost instant. I do not know if I have BD, I feel that I did before I started my own cannabis journey. I have tried different strain/cannabinoids once marijuana became medically legal in my state. I will confirm that any cannabis with large amounts of limonene and is classified as a Sativa will trigger my paranoia 100%. Other people I've talked to that have a similar diagnosis PREFER limonene with their Sativa because it allows them to be energized and focused with no triggering effects. So this is the obstacle we face with this medicinal plant, how do we decide what will work for who?
My opinion, anyone how is able to get medical marijuana should give it a try. You will have access to lab results with the terpene and cannabinoid profile of what you consume. Street weed does NOT! With this information you can personally try which works for you. It took me a while to figure out what worked for me. I react better to Hybrid strains with Myrcene, Beta-caryophyllene and Linalool. My THC percentages very from 13% to 30% and this depends on the terpene profile! I've had strains with low mid teen THC% be just as effective as a 25%^. It's all about your body and the terpenes!
I feel cannabis is a safer alternative, for now, since the side effects do not include death or cancer. Hopefully in years to come, once the smoke has settled (pun intended) we all will look back at these pioneering times and realize how important this medicinal plant truly is!
i have lived with bipolar and treatment resistant depression for almost 40 years now i have been on a cocktail of meds that left me numb and disconnected and further made me more depressed since starting medical mj usage i have found better quaity of life better contol over my cycles and it balanced me it did not cause me to be manic in anyway it all depends on what type you use and the other life choies you have as of last month i am in remission of my bi polar disorder. i just think that these studies either donot equate the proper facts or of strains ad have a pre-determined outcome of their studies
I use hemp (0,3% of THC) it has a good amount of CBD and it can calm manic episodes for atleast 1 hour and it's cheap here in Portugal.
Using Olanzapine just destroys me, but 20mg a day for most of the time is what I use to calm manic episodes, when it's the night that I go to the bar and socialize I don't use meds because of interaction with alcohol, I rely only on a good percentage of CBD.
I've used marijuana to medicate for about 10 years now. My manias are more controlled and I have less of them. 2 years into using cannabis and I no longer needed any pills. Cannabis has been a life saver for me. Research is crucial. I've noticed that indica plants works great to counter my manias. Sativa helps with depression, making it more bearable.
Why do they never mention the diets of the patients along with consumption amounts of marijuana
The medical industry has no interest in diets unless they can package and sell food for the diets at a ridiculous price.
Diet is the root of most issues, whether it’s the diets of your ancestors as they were creating the egg you came from, or if it’s your diet in childhood, etc. There is no money to be made from promoting a whole food based diet (like Weston Price style).
My wife would become manic after using thc and Marijuana, not immediately but she was fine until she began to use it after about a week or two of using it.
21:12 SO IMPORTANT!
Tha same statistical conclusion as always: we don't f know
I am Bipolar 2. I used weed for years and had increased mania with much higher highs and increased depression with lower lows. I now along with Therapy, exercise, sleep, and diet I am trying CBD. This is helping a lot. I get the calming affect that helps with sleep and anxiety but does not lees to depression or hyper mania. If you live in a state where it is legal CBD is easy to get. Both my doctor and counselor suggested I try CBD.
Me too but I find the benefits is very mild ?
Check my vid
I am too. I am working with Delta 9 right now
Marijuana and street drugs are still not shown to be beneficial to mental health patients…even detrimental.
How many people with tonsillectomy and depression feel better on this natural herb.
So basically not enough research and everyone in the comments largely disagree😅
I have heard there are some pretty impressive results with incurable seizures. And I know there are a lot of people who believe Marijuana is a cure for everything from toenail fungus to decapitation but what I have seen isn't quite so impressive. I personally know people who definitely became more physically and mentally ill after becoming heavy smokers. I met a women just the other day who said her sons became bipolar after they started smoking. Another problem is you have no idea what they are putting into the stuff now days. Marijuana used to smell like burning grass which is why they called it grass. Since I moved to the Twin Cites the stuff they have here smells like human waste. It absolutely reeks! Its so strong you can smell it when you drive by them on the highway with windows closed.
Why is people so protective & defensive of THC / CBD? We have to be honest with ourselves, it works or it doesn’t. CBD has helped me in other ways so I keep taking it. Hasn’t helped BP tho
@Hope Beel that s some iG name trip w J 😂 Jeff sounds like a good guy to help bp 😂
I've been smoking over an ounce a week of a sativa/indica hybrid flower since my diagnosis and have had good treatment results since my diagnosis of bipolar years ago. I'm not a part of any of these studies.
If I smoke weed all my symptoms are amplified 100x. I quit smoking weed for a few years and focused on my mental health. My Bipolar Disorder was in remission for most of that time. Started smoking again about a year ago, and wouldn't you know it soon I was back in a full blown manic episode. You're one of the very few people who have had positive results from smoking that shit.
What happens if you run out?
Hey guys im confused and I need help I never had any depression or anxiety symptoms before I smoke weed . I was always social person who loves gatherings and is always in the go and hanging outside the house. I started smoking weed all these effects crept up on me by time I quit and relapsed 4 times and now I’m going through withdrawl feeling intense depression anxiety and paranoia that people are lookin at me I’m basically now not leaving the house except night for a run. I know that’s not normal but what’s the solution. Should I take anti depression and anxiety meds ???? Btw just discovered I have adhd at 23 so not sure if that makes it even worst
Go see a good doctor, sounds like early stages of psychosis. Smoking weed might onset psychosis etc if u are one of the lucky ones who might be prone to it genetically. Im also one of the lucky ones, do not keep smoking weed if u hope those symptoms to go away. Smoke more and u might get the full blown version of psychosis, u do not want to take that risk!
@@SaagaStory thx for your reply. is it possible to have psychosis if I don’t feel any hallucinations or delusions except for some paranoia coz of the withdrawls u think ?
everyone that has bipolar believes if not for marajuna they could not deal with much stress pain social axiety moods for many it help shocking to realize this dont help disorder but as of schizophrenia i get it what weed does but some it helps
Everyone?
You had me one sentence then you lost me lol
I wonder how much of this was affected by the general anti-canibus opinion of academia. Would a study showing its benefits be career-damaging to a researcher?
It kills my mania
is this real? Contemporary psychiatry doesn't use addiction anymore.
Ads was painful but I wanted the info
there are different strains of the plant ,,, and if grown bad ,,, they can be very different,,, what worked for you wont work for me or him/her ,, cannabis is best over all medicine ,, ask google did yeshua use hemp ????
23:50 !
I've been smoking more than an ounce a week since my diagnosis and have had incredible clinical benefits from it
that's way too much, bro
@@lunchboxxlou1857 that's like your opinion bro
Careful
I’m have got to disagree, I know for a fact cannabis is what has kept me from doing permanent things
show data if you are going to disagree
@@earthdandy7768 how am I supposed to prove marijuana prevented me for suicide? Maybe me not being dead addicted to drugs or in prison and replying to your comment is proof?
@@AreUmygrandson The data do not support the idea that marijuana prevents suicide, they actually show the opposite. It is dangerous to promote the harmful drug as theraputic for BP. I dont mean to be dismissive but just Because you didnt end your life while on cannabis, does not necessarily mean cannabis prevented you from ending your life.
@@AreUmygrandson cannabis saved me from committing suicide. I was released from a psychiatric facility AMA. Against medical advice. Bc they watched me decline and go from weighing 117 to 111 in one week and didn’t help me at all! I couldn’t even stand up anymore. I’d sit in the med line and scoot forward. After my release I went home, hit the dispensary and picked up my pharmaceuticals. I was going to take every last pill. However, the weed kicked in and I became too stoned to do the deed. I ate all my klonipin. Promptly threw them up and was on my way to a decent psych facility.
@@earthdandy7768 it did for me Dandy. I wrote out my experience with cannabis and suicide right here. What kind of data and research do you need to believe it? Actually, you don’t need to understand nor input your flawed information. Just need to be contentious eh Dandy? You are dismissive and rude. No one is promoting it here Sheriff Dandy. Data? Gimme a freaking break already Dandy. You’re about as comforting as a cactus. Go do your research and don’t report back please. For your own edification, not ours!
When you go looking for trouble you find it. They need to take more general studies and now that it's legal more studies need to be done otherwise most of this evidence is errelevent
There's more nuance to medicinal cannabis not discussed here; different terpenes will have different effects; if I'm feeling down I use something high in terpinolene, or manic i use something high in limonene and linalool. I find the side effects of RX meds far more unpredictable.
People just speculate that this isn’t true, when it is and the first Presidents actually grew on their plantations
fell asleep in first 3 min
Can we agree that thc is a drug? Ok, mixing drugs is never a great idea. Whether it came from the ground, a grape or big Pharma, they’re all drugs. Ones that have side effects exclusively to that particular drug. All drugs have side effects. How many side effects are you willing to endure to augment weed into your psychiatric cocktail? I was diagnosed bipolar 2 decades ago. I’ve tried every psyche drug known. AND some electric shock therapy when meds seemed ineffectual. I’ve indulged in weed since my teenage years. Drank too. Alcohol is no longer a drink for me. And now I have to give up cannabis. It is doing more harm than good. And a drain on funds. It ain’t cheap. I take a very strong antipsychotic called Seroquel. A hefty 600 mg a day dosage. Add Lamictal, mirtazapine, klonipin, propranolol and levothyroxine to the cocktail. With that many pharms in me, should I be using weed too? Prolly not. I did NOT wanna give up my green friend from my youth. But my physical and mental health were suffering from my usage. Definitely haven’t been honest with my psychiatrist about using it. Bye bye weed.
This guy should buy a camera.
This could be interesting and valuable except that the presenter is dry and talks WAY too slow.
Living with both ADHD and Bipolar 2, need to listen to this thing at 2x speed just to hold my attention.
Im not gonna watch this just gotta say weeds the shit
I take my meds everyday for years while I've been smoking all day everyday as well. These are some bogus studies
The meds have balanced you. If you were just smoking the results could be far different
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The one time he mentions the complex nature of studying this is in regards to a study about anti inflammatory stuff. What a hack
this video is too vague and conflates non psychoactive cbd and all other forms of “cannabis”. a clinical trial or any data set that is specific to non psychoactive cbd is necessary. it has already been clearly demonstrated that smoking or using cannibis in the form of higher thc content or simply as “weed” (even high in cbd with less thc) is associated with serious risk for mania and psychosis. can you please make a new video or clarify regarding bipolar manic depression and 0.0% (thc free) cbd? this is cannabidiol. which is a specific substance isolated from the plant that is not psychoactive. this form could in fact be very beneficial for mood disorders and chronic pain, and does NOT work on neurons primarily in the central nervous system, but rather peripheral neurons.
Should be "ask a hack"
Irony. What credentials do you have? I have a feeling that you are the hack.
"This audience " like this guy know who's watching this. What a hack
This was a lecture to a group of Doctors